Lyric Life s Too Short (No Matter How Long It Lasts)

Big brother had a treehouse club when he was only ten
I didn t know the secret code, so they wouldn t let me in
They told me I was much too young for the kind of games they played
I remember, I would sit and cry, wishin I was twice my age.

My grandpa was the only one with a sympathetic ear
Patiently, he d comfort me when I was close to tears
And, I d say gramps, why does it take so long for time to pass
And, he d say, sport, life s too short no matter how long it lasts.

Too soon you ll see how suddenly tomorrow becomes the past
Life s too short no matter how long it lasts.

At twenty-one, they called me home, cause Grandpa s time was near
We gathered round his bedside, fighting back the tears
I said, Grandpa, we can t let you go, even though you re ninety-three
He said, I d love to stay, but it ain t up to me.

And then, we heard him whisper in a voice that was fading fast
Life s too short no matter how long it lasts.

Today my little grandson came and climbed up on my knee
He said, why can t I be all grown up, instead of only three
And then, those old familiar words came tumbling from the past
And, I said, sport, life s too short no matter how long it lasts.

Too soon you ll see how suddenly tomorrow becomes the past
Life s too short no matter how long it lasts.

Life s much too short, no matter how long it lasts...